HBG, Independent Directors Sacked

Go_You_Good_Things said:
No Kumbaya mate, far from it.
As for relevance in a topic ??!! you guys made every freakin thing HBG's fault.
I get how annoyed you are, but that ain't gonna change anything.
Our first trial in a few days, and so many just can't let go of something that happened last year.
Actually, moan all you like guys. But at least have the self respect to find new things to moan about, instead of re-hashing the same stale old crap, over and over again.
If we lose the first trial, I'll bet I know who's fault it is.
Also know who's fault it was that we didn't recruit Haas.
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You can package it up however you want mate but 💩 is still 💩.
 
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innsaneink said:
Damn....was hoping for a day with this thread gathering dust but alas, a post about how some cant let it go...ironic
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After this post inns I'm shutting up until something new hits the forum, the HBG board spill has gone cold so there looks like nothing can be done to result in change until the next balls up.

We will just have to put up with the goblins.
 
Spartan117 said:
Im over this.

HBG bungled December and the result was that we lost the best CEO in our history.

Richo was a force of nature.

Unfortunately the owners are not as committed to the NRL team as the owners of other teams such as the Roosters, Dogs, rabbits etc.

Lets just move forward with what we got.
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Richo is an old bloke at the end of his career.
His successes here were off set by more than enough errors.
His results sit somewhere around satisfactory….plus he chose to leave his contract early
 
Tucker said:
Richo is an old bloke at the end of his career.
His successes here were off set by more than enough errors.
His results sit somewhere around satisfactory….plus he chose to leave his contract early
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Let's not have revisionist history about how bad things were before Richo signed on. The man set the club on a clear path & and as fans we finally had a bit of hope that the club was on an upward trajectory. Now we'll never have trust in the HBG that they just won't blow things up again & we end up back at square one.
 
WestsEffTheRest said:
Let's not have revisionist history about how bad things were before Richo signed on. The man set the club on a clear path & and as fans we finally had a bit of hope that the club was on an upward trajectory. Now we'll never have trust in the HBG that they just won't blow things up again & we end up back at square one.
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It’s not revisionist at all — it’s consistent to my remarks on him for years. He did some very good things and he also made some poor decisions and at times acted irrationally. Both can be true.

The key question isn’t whether he did anything right — it’s whether the club is structurally stronger because of it. If the positive systems, governance improvements and recruitment foundations are genuinely embedded, they should outlast one individual.

If those good elements are retained and the weak areas are addressed, there’s no reason the club should fall apart without him. Strong organisations aren’t dependent on one person…they’re built to sustain progress beyond any single tenure, despite the protestations that the sky is falling.
 
Tucker said:
It’s not revisionist at all — it’s consistent to my remarks on him for years. He did some very good things and he also made some poor decisions and at times acted irrationally. Both can be true.

The key question isn’t whether he did anything right — it’s whether the club is structurally stronger because of it. If the positive systems, governance improvements and recruitment foundations are genuinely embedded, they should outlast one individual.

If those good elements are retained and the weak areas are addressed, there’s no reason the club should fall apart without him. Strong organisations aren’t dependent on one person…they’re built to sustain progress beyond any single tenure, despite the protestations that the sky is falling.
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There was a process that was meant to transition the club for Shaun taking over. That has now been rushed, I don't think that is a positive.

I do think Shaun will do a good job but I would have liked the planned transition to occur.
 
jirskyr said:
I will say in fairness to Darcy, I don't know him personally, but I have no doubts he's a legitimate serious supporter. @cochise or one of the podders could also chime in because they've spoken with him.

I see Darcy regularly at home games and he's also often watching matches at the club; never seen him do this in his capacity as mayor, always dressed casually and keeping to himself.
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Seems to be across other grounds as well
 
cochise said:
There was a process that was meant to transition the club for Shaun taking over. That has now been rushed, I don't think that is a positive.

I do think Shaun will do a good job but I would have liked the planned transition to occur.
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You know my thoughts, however shifting slightly.

More than tactics or results at this stage, but is it fair to say, Benji is a main player in turning the club around and his biggest impact may be cultural above all else?

It is still early, and sustained success will ultimately define his tenure, but in terms of restoring connection, standards, and belief within the playing group, he appears to be playing a central role in the cultural rebuild the club has needed.
 
hank37w said:
I see that apparently all the team went up for the trial game.

Were the HBG board up there overseeing the victory, couldn't hear the Magpies chant go up.

Onward then 2 steps backward.
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They were all there Hank.

The Wests chant resonated with real gusto across the Hunter, and the boys reacted accordingly, bringing home the win.

#BeingPositiveWorks
 
The Chad said:
Just a fair argument is all.

People want to paint HBG as evil. (Not intended to point out anyone in particular). I don't see it. Self interested? Probably. But find me any business that isn't.

They could have punted the Balmain half. Manly did it. Illawarra basically was obliterated.

But they didn't.
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manly did it 3 years in
Illawarra got swallowed up from the start

If HBG had done that in 2012 half the supporter base would have been obliterated.
Even worse if they tried it now 26 years on.
 
Jedi_Tiger said:
manly did it 3 years in
Illawarra got swallowed up from the start

If HBG had done that in 2012 half the supporter base would have been obliterated.
Even worse if they tried it now 26 years on.
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The HBG haters are confusing me (probably not overly hard to do).

On the one hand, HBG should receive no credit for maintaining Balmain and its heritage because it would have made no business sense to do otherwise (your argument above) - yet at the same time, the conspiracy nuts on here will tell you, that HBG are purposely running the Wests Tigers into the ground in readiness to re-establishing the Magpies after 2030 (which makes no business sense) 🤪
 
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